Palms   Daemonorops jenkinsiana

Common Names: Major Jenkin's rattan palm Distribution & Habitat: Rainforest from E. Himalaya to Indo-China. Description: An attractive, fine leaved climbing palm with very spiny stems and leaves. General: This is a widely used rattan; both for furniture making, as well as for food (the young shoots are edible) Culture: Warm, sheltered, and moist.

Figure 1. D. jenkinsiana at Palmetum de Tenerife (Canary Islands).

Figure 2. D. jenkinsiana stem close-up.

Contributed by:

Jose M. Zerolo (Figure 1&2)

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